Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen
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| Born | 14 October 1593 London, England |
| Died | 5 August 1661 (aged 67) Utrecht, Dutch Republic |
| Nationality | English / Dutch / Flemish |
| Known for | Portraiture |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Beke |
Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen (Dutch: [kɔrˈneːlɪs ˈjɑnsəns vɑn ˈkøːlən]; also Cornelius Jonson van Ceulen, Cornelius Johnson, Cornelis Jansz. van Ceulen and many other variants) (bapt. 14 October 1593 – bur. 5 August 1661) was an English painter of portraits of Dutch or Flemish parentage. He was active in England, at least from 1618 to 1643. He moved to Middelburg in the Netherlands in 1643. Between 1646 and 1652 he lived in Amsterdam, before settling in Utrecht, where he was buried.
Janssens painted many portraits of emerging new English gentry. His early portraits were panel paintings with "fictive" oval frames. His style varied considerably over his career, and he was able to assimilate new influences into his own style without any discordant effect. He was particularly accurate and detailed in depiction of clothing.
Janssens van Ceulen was born to Dutch or Flemish parents in London – his father had been a religious refugee from Antwerp, and the family had originated in Cologne. He was baptised at the Dutch Church at Austin Friars much used by the Netherlandish community in London. He was the son of Johanna le Grand and Cornelius Johnson. He may have been trained in the Netherlands, possibly under Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt. He was certainly influenced by other artists from the Netherlands, and his early works follow the design and mood of Dutch painters.
He had returned to England by 1619 when he was a witness at the baptism of his nephew, Theodore Russell – Janssens' sister was married to Nicholas Russell of Bruges. He was active in England, from then until 1643. In the 1620s, he lived and had his studio in Blackfriars, London, as did Anthony van Dyck and Peter Oliver; it was within the boundaries of the City of London, but was a liberty and so avoided the monopoly in the City of members of the London painters' Guild. He married Elizabeth Beke of Colchester on 16 July 1622 at the Dutch church in London. Their son James (who presumably died young) was baptised on 30 September 1623 at St Anne's Church. Another son Cornelius Janssens, junior who also became a painter, was baptised on 15 August 1634.
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